Question

To whom among the following is the invention of the Sitar commonly credited?

• A. Raza Khan
• B. Ustad Yusuf Ali Khan
• C. Maseet Khan
• D. Amir Khusrau

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Amir Khusrau

The invention of the Sitar is commonly credited to Amir Khusrau (Sufi musician&Poet). Amir Khusrau was a great poet and a musician of the Delhi Sultanate period. He invented the Sitar and Tabla. The tabla was invented by dividing the mridangam into thin tabla. He created and introduced a new form of a chorus with Persian and Turkish music. They are Qawali and the Khayal. He is also associated with Ghazal.